“They got a little (rough) with her. I called them out and said they were sexist, chauvinistic and why shouldn’t she (do it) so basically shut the hell up!” How Cyndi Lauper defended Yoko Ono against the British press

Cyndi Lauper.

Cyndi Lauper has been talking about the We Are The World session, her friendship with Yoko Ono and how - like everyone, it seems - she’s fallen for Chappell Roan.

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